Container, such as a bag or a leather article, comprising a clasp

Abstract

A container includes a pair of flaps, which can be brought close to one another, one of the flaps having a buttonhole; and a clasp designed to get through the buttonhole. The clasp includes an anchoring portion, which is fixed to the other one of the flaps; a wide portion, which is designed to prevent the clasp from moving apart from the buttonhole; and an intermediate connection portion, connected, through a pair of hinges, to the anchoring portion and to the wide portion, respectively. The wide portion and the anchoring portion are configured to rotate relative to the intermediate portion, so that the clasp is able to assume a plurality of operating conditions. The buttonhole is designed to interact with the clasp based on the operating condition assumed by the clasp, allowing the flaps or walls be brought close to one another or preventing them from moving apart.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A container, comprising:
 a pair of flaps or walls, which can be brought close to one another, one of said flaps or walls having a buttonhole; and 
 a clasp, which is designed to get through said buttonhole, the clasp, comprises: 
 an anchoring portion, which is fixed to the other one of said flaps or walls of said container, 
 a wide portion, for preventing the clasp from moving apart from said buttonhole, and 
 an intermediate connection portion, connected in a rotary manner, through a pair of hinges, to said anchoring portion and to said wide portion, respectively; 
 said wide portion and said anchoring portion are configured to rotate relative to said intermediate portion, so that said clasp is able to assume: 
 a compact condition, in which said wide portion and said anchoring portion are close to one another and are juxtaposed on opposite sides relative to said intermediate connection portion, 
 an extended condition, in which said wide portion is substantially aligned relative to said intermediate connection portion, and 
 a closing condition, in which said wide portion and said anchoring portion are arranged at a distance form one another, said wide portion being arranged in a direction that is substantially transverse to said intermediate connection portion; 
 said buttonhole being designed to allow said clasp to move through said buttonhole, allowing said flaps or walls to be brought close to one another, when said clasp is in said extended condition; 
 said buttonhole being designed to hold said clasp, preventing said flaps or walls from moving apart from one another, when said clasp is in said closing condition. 
 
     
     
       2. The container according to  claim 1  comprising a plurality of said clasps, each one of said plurality of clasps keeping a respective pair of flaps or walls close to one another, when said clasp is in the closing position. 
     
     
       3. The container according to  claim 1  comprising:
 a pair of end flaps or walls; 
 an intermediate flap; 
 a first clasp, wherein said anchoring portion is fixed to an end flap or wall and said wide portion faces said intermediate flap to move through a buttonhole provided on said intermediate flap; and 
 a second clasp, wherein said anchoring portion is fixed to said intermediate flap and said wide portion faces the other end flap or wall to move through a buttonhole ( 48 ) provided on the other end flap or wall. 
 
     
     
       4. The container according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said hinges is a flat hinge. 
     
     
       5. The container according to  claim 4 , wherein said hinges are both flat hinges. 
     
     
       6. The container according to  claim 5 , wherein hinging axes of said flat hinges are parallel to one another. 
     
     
       7. The container according to  claim 4 , wherein said flat hinge has a cam profile for maintaining a predetermined mutual angular position between said intermediate connection portion and at least one between said anchoring portion and said wide portion. 
     
     
       8. The container according to  claim 1 , wherein said clasp further comprises:
 a further wide portion, arranged on an opposite side relative to said wide portion and for preventing the clasp from moving apart from a further buttonhole provided on said container; and 
 a further intermediate connection portion, which is hinged, through a pair of further hinges, to said anchoring portion and to said further wide portion, respectively. 
 
     
     
       9. The container according to  claim 8 , wherein said further hinges are flat.